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Company Law — Priestley subject guide & AU casebook map | caselaw · AU

Australia›Priestley 11›Federal

Company Law

Incorporation, directors' duties, members' rights, takeovers, insolvency. Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is the primary text.

Dominant casebooks

Ford, Austin and Ramsay's Principles of Corporations Law — R P Austin & I M Ramsay · LexisNexis (17th)dominant
Understanding Company Law — Lipton, Herzberg & Welsh · Thomson Reuters (21st)

Briefed authorities

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis (No 8) Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis (No 8) (2016) 336 ALR 209
Directors' liability for company conduct — sole director-shareholder arrangements.
Howard v Federal Commissioner of Taxation Howard v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2014) 253 CLR 83
Director receiving payment in personal capacity — fiduciary scope.
Westpac Banking Corporation v Bell Group Ltd (in liq) (No 3) Westpac Banking Corporation v Bell Group Ltd (in liq) (No 3) (2012) 270 ALR 1
Directors' duties to creditors of insolvent companies — Bell case principles.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar (2012) 247 CLR 345

Briefs follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th ed. Source judgments via AustLII. Browse the full AU case library for every briefed authority across Priestley 11.

Directors' statutory duty of care — board minutes evidentiary value.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Healey Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Healey (2011) 196 FCR 291

Directors must read and understand financial statements personally.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich (2009) 75 ACSR 1

Care and diligence under s 180 — non-executive director responsibilities.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Adler Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Adler (2002) 41 ACSR 72

Director conflicts and improper use of position — landmark on related-party transactions.

Re Cumberland Holdings Ltd Re Cumberland Holdings Ltd (1976) 137 CLR 27

Capital reduction — protection of creditors and shareholder classes.

Salomon v A Salomon & Co Ltd Salomon v A Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22

Separate legal personality — foundation of corporate law (universally cited in AU).